Marker Text: "The teacher-training school of Middle Tennessee State Normal School, now MTSU, was established in 1911. This model school still provides practice teaching experience, laboratory methods classes, and observation facilities.…

Marker Text: "In 1834, the State of Tennessee hired Professor James Hamilton to find its geographic center in order to locate the state capital as near as possible to the center of the state. However, certain circumstances and politics left the…

Marker text: "William Nash opened the first store here in 1803; first county courthouse was here in 1804, following first meeting of court at Thomas Rucker's house. It was a stopping place in the Georgia Road, & an important river port & trading…

The Morgan’s Wedding marker tells the story of Brigadier General John H. Morgan and Martha Ready, who became married on December 14, 1862. The groomsmen included several high-ranked Confederate military officers, and even former Confederate…

The Black Fox Spring Marker is a free-standing marker dedicated on June 18, 1995 and sponsored by the Rutherford County Historical Society. The marker recognizes Native American lore and describes the story of Cherokee Chief Black Fox and the Ore…

The William Lytle marker exists as a free-standing historical commemoration located in West Murfreesboro on Broad Street. William Lytle served as a captain during the American Revolution. For his military service, Lytle was awarded land that became…

Oaklands Mansion was constructed by Dr. James Maney in 1824 on land owned by Colonel Hardy Murfree. In 1862, Nathan Bedford Forrest drove Federal forces to surrender control of Murfreesboro at this site. Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical…

Marker Text: "Mary Noailles Murfree, who later became a prominent authoress under this pen-name, was born at 'Grantlands,' whose site is now marked by a large pine tree, Jan. 24, 1850. Educated at the Nashville Female Academy, later in…

Marker Text: "Lieutenant Colonel Hardy Murfree, for whom Murfreesboro Tennessee, is named, served in the Continental army during the American Revolution. He fought in many engagements, including Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. At Stony…

Marker Text: "In 1855, W. S Huggins and Company built a four-story brick mill building on this site. It was powered by two twenty-give horsepower engines with a capacity of 200 barrels of flour per day. In 1860, William Spence bought the mill.…